There are sick, murderous fiends in both camps. That fact alone doesn’t make the sides practically or morally equivalent, but it does emphasize the need to avoid hero-worship that places all service-members above reproach. It also raises serious questions about the selection and training processes used by the US military.

Systematic torture and abuse should not happen. You don’t get to stand on a moral pedestal when you’re part of such a system, even if you’re not personally guilty of it.